W26.8Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified

W26.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified. It belongs to category W26 (contact with other sharp objects), block W20-W49 (exposure to inanimate mechanical forces) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within W26, choose W26.8 (other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: knife (W26.0), sword or dagger (W26.1), edge of stiff paper (W26.2) and unspecified sharp object(s) (W26.9).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It was added in FY2017, effective October 1, 2016.